Victoria - Teacher #4448

Instruments:
- Guitar
- Trumpet

Services:
- Ear Training
- Music History
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- Solfege

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

When it comes to teaching music, I look for two things to determine if we've had a successful lesson - personal enjoyment and musical breakthrough. I am fully aware that learning an instrument is no small task, and it can be hard mentally, so in lessons I strive for and push for moments of fun and bringing the student back to why they play. It's a thing we love but it can be frustrating - leaving space for both - but making sure students don't spend an hour hating the instrument because it's a hard day. When it comes to musical breakthrough I mean a truly any size, whether it's a big moment of playing something they've never been able to play, or a small achievement of improving from where we started the lesson on a single measure. There is always something to celebrate.

Musical Education

I have a B.Mus. majoring in brass performance on the trumpet from Brandon University. My studies in Brandon included performing solo works and recitals, as well as in brass ensembles, symphonic bands, orchestras, and big bands.
While I have take lessons under a few different people, as well as attended master classes with esteemed trumpet players such as Martin Berinbaum, the two teachers I spent significant time working with were Andrew Littleford and Edward Bach.

Rates

30 Minutes: $39.00
45 Minutes: $49.00
60 Minutes: $59.00

There is a one-time registration fee of 25 $ charged with the first lessons. All Taxes are included in prices, if applicable

NOTE: Your Credit card will be charged ONLY when the first lesson is set up and confirmed with the teacher

Policies


1. Cancellation Policy

Lessons not cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice are billable to the client and payable to the teacher. This does not of course apply to travel fees unless the notice is effectively given at the door and the teacher has travelled to the location.

2. Cessation (quitting) Policy

A client must provide a 2 lesson notice period to stop lessons. So a weekly student needs to give 2 weeks of notice, a biweekly student works out to 3 weeks notice and a twice weekly student works out to a week of notice.

3. Illness Policy

Lessons cancelled due to illness or extraordinary circumstances with less than 24 hours notice remain billable to the client and payable to the teacher.

BAH teachers are encouraged to offer a make-up lesson at a future date in the interest of client relations and general goodwill. This only makes sense as teaching a student with the flu for example, will ruin the rest of your week's employment.

No more than 2 lessons may be made up due to illness within a 60 day period.

4. Rescheduling Policy

Any lesson can be cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice.

Summer Vacation and Extended Absence Policy

Clients may schedule longer absences for trips etc. 24 hours notice is required.

It is normal and typical for students and about 20% of our teachers to schedule a break in the summer. We do not enforce a notice period (see cessation of lessons) at the end of a long summer break.

5. Evaluation Period

There are no free trial lessons with Beethoven at Home but we do offer a 2 lesson evaluation period where it is easy to try out a teacher. There are no free lessons during the evaluation period and clients may choose to discontinue the lessons at any time by providing the required 24 hours notice. After the student's 3rd lesson the required 2 lesson notice period will apply (see cessation of lessons above).

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